All Opinion articles – Page 9
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OpinionWhy we need a child cruelty register
Register would require individuals convicted of specified offences to supply details to the police.
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OpinionSparring partners
The chancellor is reportedly poised to raid LLP partners for tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds by removing their tax breaks. Lawyers are in her crosshairs too.
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OpinionWe do not need to reinvent the wheel to fix the courts crisis
'Courtwatchers' who took part in a Transform Justice project made 18 breathtakingly simple recommendations.
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OpinionECHR: Seventy-five and still indispensable
Why the European Convention on Human Rights matters as much as ever.
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OpinionSRA failures – planning for the aftermath
‘Just sort it out!’ is a reasonable request for the profession to make of the Law Society. But there is a chasm between what many would like the Society to do, and what it can actually do.
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OpinionMother in Law: Mazur – on whose authority?
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
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OpinionPopulism and the plebiscite
James E Hurford reviews 'Understanding Referendums: The Comparative Politics of Direct Democracy'.
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OpinionDemystifying AI
Rachel Rothwell reviews 'Andrew and the Marvellous Analytical Engine' by Andrew Hogan.
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OpinionWhen risk becomes discrimination in property law
Legitimate clients are being flatly refused by lenders and solicitors because of their family names.
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OpinionHow junior and mid level solicitors can advance their careers
Advancing as a solicitor isn’t just about clocking up years of experience.
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OpinionOld flames
You can tell how long a business journalist has been around by the number of ‘bonfires of red tape’ they have witnessed.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Land Registry’s title decider, a legal aid mentoring scheme and prenup clarity: your letters to the editor.
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OpinionAct of inhumanity that heralded the end of slavery
Michael Cross reviews 'The Zorg: A Tale of Greed, Murder and the Abolition of Slavery'.
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OpinionThe ECHR: legal and political fault lines
The question is not whether the European Convention on Human Rights is outdated, but if the political narrative around it is eroding the very trust it was designed to uphold.
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OpinionA lower tier of rights?
James E Hurford reviews 'Rethinking the Law of Private Property' by Jan G Laitos.
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OpinionNo mere legal shapeshifter
Christopher Stanley reviews 'The Reasonable Person: A Legal Biography' by Valentin Jeutner.
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OpinionAn open letter to the SRA from an SSB Law whistleblower
SRA chair Anna Bradley favours continuity at the top, but this simply won’t do.